The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-02-15
LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Cyrus Newkirk ExpOunds the
Beauties of the Garden
State.
SAN BERSARDINo; GALA, Feb. l,

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Editor BazoO:
| am under promise to write to
more than | can spare time TO, so
| will get you to help me out by
inserting one in your paper that will
answer for all. This place, San Der
nardinO, is my fret layover ami point
of observation 1t is situated at the
head of one of the largest valleys in
this state which is some twenty miles
wide and extends down sixty miles to
the ocean. The town was originally
settled by the mormOns and is laid out
something like Salt Lake City, has
six thousand inhabitants. with
wide streets between blocks. 1t is
certainly time if the m 'rmons are
not guided by higher authority than
earthly wisdom that the men sent on:
to hunt out a new home for the
Lords prosecuted people, exercised
good judgment in pitching their tent
in this valley, and especially at
this point. To reach this
place they had to cross
a country embracing many hundreds
of miles IN extent, and in its desOlat-
ed, parched and blackened sppear-
ance, must have appeared to them
as # some period Of time it Tust
have been under the disPleasure of
their Heavenly Father and He had
spread desolation oyer it to de non
strate his power, and the certain Y
with which the evildOer is Overtakel
and punished. They no doubt looked
upon this desolation, whatever it
might have been 10 Others, for their
disobed elce to them, truly the Lords
people. ii was a blessing in d sguise
and a bar Ter that would separate
them from their enem es and persons,
if the Lord would spare them until
they found home for their people.
After wandering over the country
they struck camp at this point. | say
they exercised good judgment, fp"
here t''ey found the most extensive
valley in the state, W. / all the
VARIETIES OF SOIL KNOWN
in the state, some of it need
ing no irrigating to raise
sufficient to sustain men and beasts.
with abundance of pure mountain
water for irrigation and power for
mills and machinery. On the
mountains which surround this city
and valley on three sides, there are
fine forests of timber now supplying
the valley with timber at two-thirds
the cost of lumber in Sedalia.
la this city and surroundings there
are many thirg c"i1teresi ana many
to be admiced. . Of the natural Cd
riosities that meets lie eye OF the
stranger, is in The form o an Indian al
row head On tie moUnta'r's side aud
on inquiry lind points TO the Hot
Springs st the point of the arrow
head. The Indians lpok upon this az
row head with superstition and was
placed tbera by the Cir, 4 Spirit to
guide them - the healing waters be-
low. Daring cir holding control of
the country, he medicine meu OF
the different tribes made :heir home
here. and all afflicted wee
sent here to be healed The
departure of the red man did not lessen
but as | VS. out 0n tour
of inspection, if he would give me a
couple of eggs and pepper and salt |
woJ'G experiment for myself An
old Californian knows full well a ten
der foot. "a new c0mer), is iucl' ned to
be little incredalous and they have
such confidence in the possibilities of
this country, they are willing TO
prove everything by test. so 1 got
the eggs and an experiment proved
the water capable Of cooking the eggs
harl in five minutes. When reported
my test and satisfaction, on further
inquiry, the landlord told me that he
had cooked fourteen pound ham in
four and a.half hours. On looking
at the boiling water pouring out of
he mountain, aud thinking of the
frequent earth shakes they have mere,
[ supposed the people would be very
pious, but in watching them in their
daily wall, l find they
are a good deal like home people. |
the estimate of those who took their
place in the healing powers of these
waters, for they are held in high |
esteem by the public for the MANY !
wonderful cures they have performed. |
They have fine large hotel at the
Springs to accommodate the throngs !
of people vino visit the springs, seek |
ing relief from their bodily Affections,
and they are right royalty cared for
BY the affable and ever-obliging pro-
prietor. The hotel is